Tag Archives: eSports

Amir Mirzaee, Chief Commercial Officer and Managing Director of Bayes Esports, dives into all things AI and its use cases within the wider esports industry – most importantly, how its misusage is hurting the esports industry Artificial Intelligence, or just AI for short, has become a contentious topic in the recent past. Programs such as “ChatGPT” opened the door to …

The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) will collaborate with Victoria Police in combatting betting-related match-fixing in esports within Australia. The agreement sees Victoria Police support ESIC, a not-for-profit organisation comprising government bodies, national federations, and event organisers, in its mission to safeguard the integrity of the burgeoning esports market. ESIC will provide real-time betting alerts to Victoria Police’s Sporting Integrity Intelligence Unit …

Bayes Esports will extend the reach of its BODEX betting odds marketplace after agreeing a new distribution partnership with SB Software. The BODEX odds feed will be integrated into the SB Software services platform, enabling sportsbook partners to access “the full range of odds offered” by the Bayes Esports’ product. SB Software noted that the addition of the BODEX odds …

Tundra Esports has announced a multi-year collaboration with Moscow-based sports betting operator Winline. The British esports organisation has named the gambling company the primary partner for its Dota 2 roster, with its orange and black logo set to appear front and centre of team kits, in-game flags and website. Anthony Graham, Co-Founder and Director of Esports Operations of Tundra Esports, …

Andrii Nekrutov, Chief Integrity Officer at BETER, discusses integrity best practices in sports and esports, with a focus on BETER’s in-house events such as its Setka Cup and ESportsBattle content streams. Drawing on his extensive experience at INTERPOL as well as various security positions, Nekrutov outlines how important it is to bake integrity into every part of your organisation. SBC: …

SIS (Sports Information Services) has linked with Betsson to supply its esports betting product, Competitive Gaming. The Swedish online gambling company has now integrated UK-headquartered SIS’ full end-to-end solution ‘with integrity at its core’, the pair asserted. The latest agreement aims to enhance SIS’ presence as a supplier in the esports betting space. Dave Richardson, Commercial Manager for UK and …

Olimpbet has announced its esports betting debut through a new partnership with Oddin.gg. Olimpbet, a Kazakhstan-based operator, said the move underlines its commitment to delivering engaging experiences that will now ‘capture the hearts of esports fans’ in central Asia. Marek Suchar, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Partnerships at Oddin.gg, stated: “We are thrilled to collaborate with Olimpbet as they lead …

Entain has secured yet another inroad on its M&A crusade, as Tidal Gaming Group has announced that the sale of its Sportsflare subsidiary to the global gambling company has been completed. The acquisition – described by Entain at the time as ‘arms length’ – was first announced in March 2023 at a purchasing price of $13.25m for all assets of …

Esports data and technology solutions provider Abios has obtained a B2B permit to deliver its products and services to operators licensed in Sweden, the company confirmed in a statement today.  The Stockholm-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Kambi Group plc, has obtained a five-year permit to provide esports solutions. It will run until 30 June 2028, subject to regulatory requirements from Spelinspektionen, …

Betinvest and PandaScore have partnered up in a bid to strengthen the esports betting experience, combining their respective content and data capabilities. The agreement grants PandaScore the rights to content from the CyberLive! Arena esports league and the Esports Pro Club, in both cases including efootball and ebasketball tournaments. This totals 13,340 esports events per month, as PandaScore targets an …